Stillness As A Practice
150 hrs Yin & Restorative Yoga Teacher Training 2026
with Colin, Hugo & Robbie + Guest Faculty
Starting April 2026
Are you curious to explore Stillness with more clarity and intention. Rest not as stepping out of life, but as a space where your system can process, recalibrate and settle.
Yin and Restorative are practices of stillness because time, support and exploration create the conditions for change. What may appear quiet on the outside is often where the most meaningful internal work unfolds. Slowness here is intentional, not a consequence.
This training invites you to approach stillness as a skill, to sense more nuance, respond with more choice, and recognise the subtle internal cues often overshadowed by speed or constant action.
Our Program
We created this program to support people living in a noisy and fast-paced world, a world where the nervous system rarely completes the exhale. The training offers tools grounded in anatomy, science, Traditional Chinese Medicine, philosophy, and modern self-regulation to help you shift internally, and at times, stretch physically, so you can live and teach in a more sustainable way.
If a different pace feels supportive at this moment in your life, or if you want to expand this vocabulary within your teaching, this program offers practices and tools you can embody, and, if you choose, share with others.
Who the Program Is For
This program is ideal for you if:
• You want to deepen your understanding of the body’s anatomy.
• You want to learn new anatomy understanding to enrich your Hatha or Flow teaching/practice.
• You want to understand how Yin and Restorative yoga, mind, breath, and the nervous system interrelate in real time.
• You want to explore your nervous system more deeply and learn how to support its natural release and regulation.
• You are considering teaching and wish to begin at a steady, thoughtful pace.
• You want practical self-care tools that truly translate into daily life.
• You seek harmony with the cycles of nature and wish to adapt your practice to the natural rhythms of life, including aging, injury, or ever-changing needs.
• You want to expand your teaching vocabulary by integrating slower, more introspective modalities.
• You want to bring nuance, compassion, and choice into your classes.
• You are curious about subtle practices, such as meditation, pranayama, or the study of subtle bodies, and how they connect with the philosophy and history of yoga.
• You want to connect with others who value softness over performance.
• You want to establish or refine your home practice and cultivate a personal rhythm that balances both active and passive approaches.
Our Journey Together
We invite you on a journey of inner exploration. By cultivating softness, introspection, presence, and self-understanding, you learn to meet yourself with more patience and to support others with greater clarity and care. This practice is not about withdrawal but about growing the capacity to move through life with resilience and grace.
Our four-month immersion is informative and responsive to your unique needs, goals, and experience. We emphasize self-inquiry, curiosity, playfulness, introspection, clear language, critical thinking, and a compassionate approach.
This course will be offered by our teaching team through an in-depth approach. The learning does not end when the program finishes, our team remains available to support your ongoing development as you continue along your personal and professional path.
To preserve the quality of guidance and mentorship, the number of participants will be intentionally limited.
We approach stillness as a multidimensional experience, not only physical, but also mental, emotional, spiritual, existential, and energetic. It reveals itself differently across these layers, and this training explores how each one can be supported through Yin and Restorative practices.
• Physical: We explore the architecture of quiet forms, the relationship between tension and compression, and how tissues adapt over time. You’ll receive a fully integrated, functional approach to Yin and Restorative physical practice. While the focus is on passive practices, the knowledge and skills you gain can be applied across a wide range of teaching styles and movement modalities.
• Mental: Rather than speeding up the mind, we work with practices that support clarity, presence, and attention. You’ll learn techniques that cultivate a quieter inner space, for yourself and your students, and support the mental dimension of teaching and practicing stillness.
• Emotional: Yin and Restorative yoga can create space to meet yourself with honesty and care. We explore how to welcome emotion without bypassing it, and how to create room for emotional awareness in your practice, in the space you hold for others and essentially cultivating a heart-centered living.
• Spiritual: Stillness can be a doorway to deeper presence and connection. Through these practices, you may rediscover your relationship with yourself, with others, perhaps with something larger. We hold space for different spiritual languages and orientations, without dogma.
• Existential: Yin and Restorative yoga are practices that meet you where you are. They support transitions, aging, injury, and the changing nature of life itself. We explore how to adapt practice with respect for your current life stage, not resisting change, but learning to move with it.
• Energetic: We attune to subtle shifts in sensation, breath, and mood. Drawing from Chinese Medicine and Yogic traditions, we explore energy as an intelligent living, moving force, and how it can be influenced through shape, breath, rhythm, and time.
These dimensions are not separate, they quietly weave together through practice. This is where transformation becomes embodied.
This training blends knowledge, embodiment, and practical application. You will explore both the science and the art of stillness, gaining skills that can deepen your personal practice and refine your teaching.
Physical Poses (Asana)
• Yin pose families explored in depth to accommodate all individual needs
• Restorative pose families and prop architecture
• Understanding how intentionality, support, and time influence physical and energetic outcomes
Anatomy
• Nervous system regulation: recognising threat and cultivating choice
• Breath mechanics for down-regulation and rest
• Fascia: tissue behaviour and adaptation over time
• Skeletal variation: understanding function over form and individual expression
Philosophy and Key Concepts
• Traditional Chinese Medicine: introduction to meridians, five elements, and seasonal theory
• Subtle Bodies: introduction to chakras, nadis, koshas and energy flows
Teaching Skills
• The art of language: invitational and inclusive communication
• Prop science: logic and creativity in setting up supportive shapes
• Intelligent sequencing for Yin, and Restorative yoga
Practicum
You will have the opportunity to teach, observe, and receive feedback within a supportive environment that values authenticity and learning through experience.
We do not train performers, we train facilitators who know how to hold space, read bodies, the energy of the room, and guide others toward their own experience of stillness.
This program takes place over five modules between April 3 and July 21, 2026, following the schedule below:
- April 3 – Evening only – introduction and presentation
- April 4–6 – Module 1
- May 1–3 – Module 2
- June 6–7 – Module 3
- July 4–5 – Module 4
- July 17–21 – Module 5 and final teaching
For certification, participants are required to complete the 120 hrs contact training hours, 20 classes (Yin and/or Restorative) and 10 hrs of class observation and other assignments. You will receive a Yyoga 20-class pass to support your practice, valid from April 4 until August 21, 2026.
Suggested Experience and Requirements
This program welcomes anyone with curiosity and a sincere interest in exploring stillness, self-enquiry and the deeper dimensions of practice. Whether you are a yoga practitioner, teacher, health professional, creative, or simply someone who wants to live with more balance, you are welcome.
A minimum of one year of any yoga experience is recommended, but no prior teaching experience is required. What matters most is an open mind and a willingness to participate in group learning, reflection, and personal exploration.
We welcome individuals with physical limitations, injuries, or stiffness. The training is designed to support and accommodate a wide range of bodies and needs. Please note that the studio includes stairs; if you have limited mobility or use a wheelchair, let us know in advance. Accessibility support or personal assistance may need to be arranged independently.
Training Materials
During the training, you will have access to a range of resources to support your learning and integration:
Practice Access
A complimentary 30-class pass at Yyoga is included, allowing you to explore Yin and Restorative classes throughout the training and for one month after completion.
Manual
Each participant receives the Yyoga Yin and Restorative Training Manual, carefully crafted to guide your study and deepen your understanding with clear explanations, visuals, and reflection prompts.
Required Reading
A short list of essential books will be shared before the start of the program. These readings form the foundation of the course and support both theory and practice.
There will be a 500 EUR non-refundable deposit. Choose from the following payment options:
All options include the 20-class pass, the training manual, and access to faculty support throughout the program.
If you already feel this calling, we invite you to reach out and begin the conversation.
To register or ask questions, please email us at contact@yyoga.be
“When the mind is stilled and purified of distractions, it reveals the Self, serene and unchanging, beyond words”
Eknath Easwaran, The Upanishads
